Abuela

Abuela

Genre: Multicultural

During a bus side with her grandmother(abuela), a young girl named Rosalba imagines them flying above the city. They see the trees, cars, and tall buildings as small figures. The texts combines Spanish & English phrases in conversations between Rosalba and abuela. Abuela tells Rosalba  the story of a memory at each stop they make throughout the journey.

Discussion questions:

-       What other languages is in this book?

-       How is understanding more than one language important?

-       What vocabulary words did you learn?

Activities:

-       Draw themselves flying with a family member

-       Have students repeat common phrases, in Spanish

Arthur Dorros also wrote other multicultural books such as:

- Ant Cities

- Isla

- Papá and me

 Dorros, A., Kleven, E., & Powderly, B. (1991). Abuela. New York: Dutton Children's Books.